NEW DELHI, April 10 (Xinhua) -- India's election commission officials said Wednesday that all arrangements and security measures were put in place for the first phase of the country's general elections, scheduled for Thursday. Voting for the first phase would be held on Thursday in 91 parliam...
According to an official statement issued by the Election Commission of India, more than 170,000 polling booths have been set up for the first phase of polling. The first phase of polling is said to be the third biggest among all the seven phases in terms of number of parliamentary constitu...
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Deputy Commissioner Nitesh Patil announced that the first phase of verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) distributed to Belagavi district has been initiated in accordance with the guidelines of the Election Commission of India. He made this announcement after observing the commencement ...
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